A dozen Fluidity bars sit in a wide-open room filled with gentle, calm music and women ranging in age from their 20s through 50s. Barre is not typically a guy thing; I was secretly overjoyed to see another male sneak in just as our instructor began to lead us through a classic dancer warmup designed to open our hips and release back tension. Then we began a deceivingly hard exercise routine which at times put us atop the bar, hanging from the bar or on a floor mat.
After 20 seconds, muscles start throbbing, breathing quickens, posture begins to corrode and tiny beads of sweat pop up. By the 10th exercise, I looked like that too. Instructors prowl the room, laying hands on bodies, reminding us to maintain proper posture with the spine in a neutral alignment, not twisted side to side. The attention is necessary and appreciated. After all, this class is not all about burning calories and sending your heart rate through the roof.
Free workout with online sign-up. David Barton Gym, W. One of the reasons The Bar Method is so effective is that it intentionally targets your largest, most calorie-hungry muscle groups those in your legs and glutes and keeps them working at an intense pace. This combination of strength training and stamina building boosts the volume of energy you burn in each class.
The Bar Method also adds density to your muscle fiber, making your body more efficient at burning calories all day long. If monitoring your calorie expenditure is important to you, we suggest wearing a fitness monitor to class to better gauge your personal performance and numbers. We also recommend supplementing your Bar Method workout with a healthy diet and various other forms of cardio like walking, running, dance or sports to boost your overall results.
Click here to locate your local Bar Method studio, or try an online class for free. About The Author Bar Method. Skip to Content. Do Barre Workouts Burn Calories? Related Articles. Search Submit Clear Home. Our Story. Good luck!!! Valerie, I got my bar 3 weeks ago and I started with beginner, at first I could not even lift myself off the sitting position. I did my 7th workout last night and I can feel I am getting stronger and my herniated disks, pain has improved. I can actually stand longer with minimal hip pain.
I think the stretching is really working for my back. I can even stretch with my feet up on the bar now! Ok, where do I start? I am 52 years old and have worked out for 31 years … aerobics, weight lifting, etc.
It will be one year in June that I gave up every other type of exercise except I do walk every morning , and I am blown away by my results! Thank you soooo much for introducing this to all of us!
We LOVE to hear this!! Keep up the good work! I just got my fluidity bar today and I am so anxious to start using it tomorrow. I also have fibromyalgia, as many of you have. I have had surgery on my neck a few years ago and have recently developed lower back pain as well. The lower back pain is really getting me down. I am so excited to get started! I am 52, super out of shape and have put on 15 pounds in the last year alone; ugh!
I am counting on this to work as I am at the end of my rope and must get my old body or even better body! I am going to stay tuned to this page for encouragement! I just started my Fluidity work outs but when I am doing the reps, I feel it more in the opposite side than the side I am working. Am I doing something wrong? You will feel it in your standing leg, big-time.. Hello, I just got started using the Fluidity Bar a month ago, and am looking forward to what this will bring to my life.
I had been working out at a gym, taking kickboxing classes, and using weights, but with my work schedule, my age and the intensity of the workouts, I have had to make a change.
I am encouraged by the comments I have read here….. I pray and hope this will finally help me reach my fitness goals. I ordered my Fluidity Bar on HSN and have been doing my workouts mostly 2 times a week and really enjoy the Intermediate workout, I also try to get in mile walks times a week.
When I ordered the fluidity I got it mainly because of my health issues, perimenopause, osteopenia and osteoporosis at 46 years old : , and also have thyroid issues and adrenal fatigue that makes it difficult to do cardio because those types zap my energy for the rest of the day.
This looked like it would definitely help with the bone issues and give me a good workout without the extreme energy loss. Just wondering if my results after one month are normal and if the ab workout is enough to tone a poochy area or if you have other workouts that would target the abs more.
I know results vary from person to person, but I would like to know on average, how many sessions until significant results are found? Hi Kristen! Give yourself lots of downtime between sessions..
No weight loss…I am always the same weight, but my butt lifted a good 2 inches and everything tightened up. This year I had total knee replacement in January. While I feel better, I have not experienced any weight loss or noticed any changes in the way my clothes fit. I will just keep plugging along and be patient…and believe! Bear in mind that you will gain muscle when you do these workouts which may change the scale a bit.
Also, I think I am not alone when I eat more, thinking I just had this great workout, so it will be okay. Not okay. I am sixty year old, post menopausal, with the metabolism of a rock. I have had my fluidity system for well over a year and did it sporadically. I tried other programs and have had no results. What I am interested in is a calendar or schedule along with a meal plan to maximize results and get on a regular routine using my whole fluidity system.
Also I saw your informercial today and that is what sparked a renewed interest. It says to do two 30 minute workouts a week. Which workouts are you referring to? I was not able to find answers to my questions on your website. Thank you for any direction you can provide. Hi Andrea.. The workouts they refer to are the ones on the DVD.. EAch level also has 3 levels of difficulty you can choose from. I did the middle-difficulty level for each one.. Fluidity also has some actual classes that are longer available on another DVD, if you ever master advanced.
Personally, I recommend 2 days rest between sessions because you get stronger and build muscle when you are recovering, not during the actual workout. So, for example, you could work out Monday and Thursday. Meal plan..
Maybe someone else can help you with that.. Just wondering if any of the Fluidity exercises could actually be harmful to bulging lumbar discs? Hi Sandy! I have one prosthetic knee and one original knee which, like the rest of me, is 61 years old. The workout saw me right up to my surgery, and about 3 weeks after I was able to do a very modified workout, with steady improvement over the year it took me to heal.
Now my operated leg is once again the same size as the other one. Luckily, with some ingenuity, Fluidity can be done without kneeling, you just haul yourself up from the floor with your arms and the barre. I can reassure both of you that nothing in this workout will harm your knees any further, and it will actually strengthen all the small supportive muscles around the joint to give as much support as possible. Right now I am doing one of the NYC class workouts..
I hope this helps. Best; Val. Sometimes, like today, I will be in bed most of the day, but then I take a bunch of Tylenol and Advil, get up, do the workout, shower or soak in the tub.. I figure, I hurt anyway, I might as well be in good shape!
Thank you so much again -Gregorio. We recommend our Detox and Weight Loss System as a great way to accelerate your Bar results especially if you are looking to lose weight, but it is definitely not a requirement!
If you do the Fluidity workout, it will change your body in ways no other workout can. I have had by bar for over a year — did the workout only a couple of times due to lack of workout space.
I care for my mother and over the past two years have seen a gradual decline in my body. I am stiffer so bending and doing simple chores like sweeping cause me pain. My back aches most of the time and I am having pain in my legs.
I am thankful for this site. Having the support of professionals AND current users will be wonderful! You go ,Mary! I care for my Mom as well, and I have wicked fibromyalgia, some arthritis in my spine and an artificial knee, installed last year.
I figured.. I might as well be in shape and stave off further deterioration. I am currently in some of the best shape of my life.. Nothing has been as gentle, injury proof, or effective as Fluidity. It is also very very difficult.. There is no exercise method that will not feel like exercise , but this is time well spent. If you are in very woeful shape, just do part of the workout, then rest and do the remainder.
Even now, if I am not well, i will do the lower body half of my NY Class and then either rest and complete it later, or do the other half the next day. Other times, I sail through the entire workout with no problem. All I can say is, it is worth the effort, and by maintaining what you have, you will avoid a world of problems up the line! I wish I could say that Fluidity will eliminate the Fibro.. Lord knows I have tried everything in the world to no avail..
I get to the point where i am reluctant to move at ALL sometimes, knowing what comes after, so my workouts have been lifesavers, in terms of bang for my buck and keeping my endorphins pumping. In terms of the knee, I found it really ,really helpful. It has built my quad back up in record time and the workout definitely helps with the healing pain I still have, as the new bone grows around the implant. Anyway, I hope this helps.. I was also wanting to recommend boswellia extract.
A natural anti-inflammatory in a product I use called fibroplus. I use it during the day and it helps me beyond words.
It also gives me energy. I broke my neck in a car accident and also have PTSD which is a bug cause of the FMS but the most awesome thing iced taken is the natural fibroplus. I just wanted to recommend it to you. Oh, not sold in stores. Created by a lovL physical therapist inBoerne Texas.
You rock! Thanks so much for this info.. I JUST started using boswellia myself.. The Tumeric does wonders for my arthritis.. I also cut out caffein and that helps too. I am stoked to check out the Pain Couch as well.
You are such a dear for remembering me and passing on this information.. I have a wedding to go to in 7 months and want to look fabulous, so Fluidity, you have my permission to reinvent this wheel! I have lower back problems and knee problems. When I miss doing it my knees and back will start hurting, so I make sure I do it the next day.
It is simply amazing! I have to say by doing the Fluidity Bar it has helped me with my work. I work in retail, so I walk stand and stoop all day. This week I did the barr at the beginning of the week and I went 3 days without doing it and the next day at work I could not bend without my knees hurting.
So today I made sure I did the barr. All the pain is gone. It has been a God sent for me doing these exercises. Also looking forward becoming smaller in size too.
Just wandering will there be any new videos in the future? I am interested in purchasing this for my neighbor for Christmas, but need to know this will support her weight at a whopping pounds?? She suffers fibromyalgia and has joint pain so I am hoping she can benefit at her weight level, please let me know. Thanks kindly. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account.
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